Watch out Microsoft: GNOME is poised to have a killer 2010

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Read full story Related News: Oracle-Sun merger gains favor in Europe Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems seems set for regulatory clearance in the European Union. The companies' latest promises to safeguard competition in the market for database software, make the Commission optimistic that the case will have a satisfactory outcome, it said Monday. Oracle's pledges on MySQL are 'purely cosmetic', say critics Oracle's latest commitments designed to address the European Commission's concerns regarding its acquisition of Sun Microsystems and the MySQL database are paper thin, and even if they were confirmed they wouldn't safeguard MySQL's future, said Florian Mueller, an outspoken critic of the deal, on Monday. MySQL creator launches campaign to 'save' database The creator of MySQL has launched a Web-based campaign to "save" the open-source database from the "clutches" of Oracle, which is attempting to purchase its current owner, Sun Microsystems. ERP vendor offers to take over MySQL French ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor Nexedi made a public bid Monday to take over stewardship of the open-source MySQL database from Sun Microsystems, offering a symbolic �1 in return. Sun updates Java Store beta Site features storefront for downloading Java and JavaFX apps Google releases experimental phone to employees Google has handed out a new mobile phone running its Android software to some employees, stirring another wave of speculation that the oft-rumored Google Phone is real. Today from the Subnet communities On Cisco Subnet: Annual revenue for Cisco TelePresence and Cisco's EMC/VMware collaboration viewed favorably; On Microsoft Subnet: Power outages cause Windows Server 2008 problems; On Google Subnet: Google claims its new URL shortening service is more secure Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Ethernet everywhere! Inside planes, trains, cars and spaceships, Ethernet is a morph master. 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